Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Sew It Show It -- Challenge: Monster Mash

Halloween hops are always fun, and this one is brought to us by Joan of Moose Stash Quilting.

Here's the list of today's participants:

Wednesday October 25

Karrin’s Crazy World

Just Because Quilts

Quilt Doodle Designs

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)

MS P Designs USA

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For my project I designed and stitched a simple 16" table mat that features a Halloween icon; Ghosts!

I constructed it using a similar method to English Paper Piecing. Coffin shapes were stitched together in pairs, and to one-another as I went. I only used two colors of wool felt, black and white and the white coffins feature ghost faces. Then I added a circle pair in the center.

I didn't photograph the back, but it looks the same as the front, minus the ghost faces.

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Monday October 23

Tuesday October 24

Scrapdash

Words & Stitches

Homespun Hannah's Blog

Domestic Felicity

Wednesday October 25

Karrin’s Crazy World

Just Because Quilts

Quilt Doodle Designs

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)

MS P Designs USA

Thursday October 26

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Sew It -- Show It Challenge: It's A Dog's Life

After taking the Summer off, I'm happy to be back participating in another fun challenge! This time we're hosted by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt.

Here's the list of today's participants:

SEPTEMBER 20

Quilt Doodle Designs

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)

Beaquilter

Quilted Snail

Domestic Felicity

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I've been fortunate to be a Dog Mom twice in my life so far. Our first dog was an adorable terrier mix rescue named Abby.

Our second dog was a beautiful, sweet Black Lab named Raven. She was a guide-dog school (NEADS) flunkout that we adopted, which was the best thing that happened to her and us! We like to say that she realized she wanted people to assist her, not the other way around!

We miss both of them every day.

I thought this challenge would be a great opportunity to create a piece that celebrated Raven. According to the AKC there are three colors of Labrador Retrievers: Black, Chocolate, and Yellow. There are some variations on these colors, but these are the main ones. My project features the Black Lab, since it is a salute to Raven, but also includes the other two.

I'm calling it "Loveable Labs," and it's a wool felt wall hanging that measures 23" square.

The lab applique squares are joined together with dog biscuits, and the center square shows how I feel about this loveable breed!

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Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)

SEPTEMBER 21